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Date: August 22, 2012 Death Valley, CA–On the evening of August 10th a weather event that included several dry lightning cells ignited several fires in the vicinity of Hunter Mountain in the Panamint Range of Death Valley National Park. These lightning strikes resulted in two wildland fires, the South Fire and the Pass Fire, [...]
Motor Home Exploration in the Mojave By Andrew Stratton The Mojave Desert is one of the greatest places in America to see spectacular scenery. It’s in a unique spot; it comprises the barrier between the low, hot Sonora Desert and the cool, high Great Basin of Nevada and Utah. It covers 25,000 square miles, and [...]
Now Where’d That Mule Go? The Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein (the dog who blogs) Did ya ever wonder how much that 1968 Camaro ya drove around and abused as a kid is worth today? Or why ya attached a rookie Henry Aaron card to yur rear spokes just ta hear that cool noise? Don’t we [...]
Where the Past Comes Alive Text and Photos By Len Wilcox When he was a young man, Walter Knott worked the mines in Calico, an experience that stayed with him all his life. Some 40 years later he went back — and bought the town. Some of the buildings he moved to Buena Park, California, [...]
The Travelin’ Misadventures of Mitch Kumstein What Happened to Hungry Johnny? Guest Blogger Mitch Kumstein (written from a dogs perspective) on Desert Road Trippin Headin’ out of my new digs at the El Portal Motel, and thinkin’ about pointin’ the 660 towards Rhyolite, a famous ghost town located about 5 miles southwest of Beatty. The [...]
Featured Destination: Death Valley By L. Bremner of DesertRoadTrippin Death Valley is recorded as the second hottest place on Earth. It also contains the second lowest point in the Western Hemisphere at Badwater , which is 282 feet below sea level. The park area is dusty, desolate and known for its extreme temperatures. Death Valley [...]
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